Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
January 4, 2013
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - SOFIA - lifts off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., at sunset on July 15, 2011 to begin an all-night astronomical observation mission.
July 15, 2011
NASA /Carla Thomas
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